Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for August 05, 2009

Oh shut up with the “It happened” already.

Would someone please shoot Ringo and shut him up?

She’s alive ! She’s alive !

De plane ! De plane !

Help me ! Help me !

I can’t take it anymore !

BLAM Happy now?

Has anyone considered the possibility that Ringo is actually a giant parrot, made up to resemble a human?

Is there really a way to tell if the last shot fired was a blank? A spent cartridge is a spent cartridge. I want to examine the funny dead duck.

I am frankly insulted that at the snail’s-pace narrative of this comic strip, they would not spend at least four days establishing that the dead woman’s name was “Louise Trapeze.” Not that it matters, I know I’ll hear it eight times this week.

So there was actually a gunshot? Tracy must have been a real genius to work out she was shot (we found a week ago, but they’re just repeating to make sure)

IT HAPPENED! (Just in case you didn’t realise the first time)

A spent cartridge is a spent cartridge, but blank cartridges look different from ones that aren’t blanks.

You can start reading today and you are right in. Anyone who has read all the previous strips don’t have any advantage! Isn’t that a marvelous fairness and justice? Where else in our society you can see everyone starting from the very same starting post every day?

Ringo started having dreams about this some time ago, and now it has finally happened.

Pull the plug on this strip…NOW!

My comment yesterday was not directed to the fact that most of the posts here are destructive criticism - I’ve accepted that and agree with some of what is posted here.

I am just tired of reading the same one liners from the same people every day. It’s just like the ringmaster yelling “IT HAPPENED” over and over and over again - it gets a bit annoying.

At least make an attempt at a novel content when you post. There’s no rule that you have to make a post every day, unless you feel like your day isn’t complete without posting to the Dick Tracy comments, in which case - good luck with all THAT.

Has anyone considered that it might be a suicide?

@DLisagenius - I think currently the main purpose of this trip is to evoke negative comments from people - what else could they expect with this storyline and draw quality. Sure there are many bad one liners, but some of them are really sharp, and more and more people are joining Dick’s comments list because of that. If you don’t like it - then don’t read it or comment on it - it is really that easy. (Please don’t comment on my misuse of the English language, it is my 3rd language)

There’s a correlation between the SAME onelines and the SAME flaws committed by the Author.

Don’t shoot the messenger “fire” the root cause !

You’ve indirectly (and unintentionally) pointed out that the man isn’t ALL that you “propped” him up to be,

You can climb down from Mt. Olympus now !

Lewreader said, about 1 hour ago Has anyone considered that it might be a suicide?

Hey Lew - How many people do you know that can shoot themselves in the head with a rifle while they’re on the trapeze?? (Besides MacGruber of course)

I’m waiting……..

Back to the “police” work…

Fact 1: A circus perfomer (Louise) was shot during a performance. Fact 2: While Dick is canvassing for information, he has a conversation with a clown. Fact 3: Said clown is holding a gun. Fact 4: The clown has admitted to firing his gun around the same time Louise was shot.

Question: Wouldn’t a marginally competent detective, you know, TAKE THE GUN AWAY FROM THE CLOWN before questioning him?

The ringmaster is still in shock . DT you are now needed at a new CS. A healthclub in CA man shooter last night killed women exercising then shot himself. Comics strip is not like TV. People must like DT. comic critics.

DLisagenius makes sense…what’s up with all the Would someone please shoot Ringo comments? I’m trying 2 grasp on this story, anyone know where Bonnie went?

I think Bonnie and Tess left (Dick asked them to.) right after IT HAPPENED. Personally I think the ringmaster is in shock and is still trying to grasp the fact that one of his performers was shot and is lyng dead in the ring!

DLisagenius said, about 5 hours ago

“My comment yesterday was not directed to the fact that most of the posts here are destructive criticism - I’ve accepted that and agree with some of what is posted here.

I am just tired of reading the same one liners from the same people every day. It’s just like the ringmaster yelling “IT HAPPENED” over and over and over again - it gets a bit annoying.

At least make an attempt at a novel content when you post. There’s no rule that you have to make a post every day, unless you feel like your day isn’t complete without posting to the Dick Tracy comments, in which case - good luck with all THAT.”

DLisa, does that include me? :-)

Clown handing over gun w/finger on the trigger. Good way to blow Tracy’s face off. If you think an up close discharge of a “blank” doesn’t hurt ask John Wesley Shipp.

Well it didn’t take weeks for her to hit the ground…but I have a feeling that we’ll be seeing that flashback for quite a while. Anything to fill the strip I guess.

And DLisagenius why don’t you just can it! Who made you the boss?

bassmanbob said, about 2 hours ago

“DLisa, does that include me? :-)”

No, Bob you meet my rigorous posting standards.

DLisagenius said, 23 minutes ago

bassmanbob said, about 2 hours ago

“DLisa, does that include me? :-)”

No, Bob you meet my rigorous posting standards.

Wow, is that a relief! Thanks DL, I would have hated having to stop!

Peace.

BB

1:48 EDST: Calvin and Hobbs has 22 more comments than Dick Tracy. (52 to 30)

kab2rb, the health club shooter was in PA not CA. There was a hospital shooting in CA though. But don’t worry, DT would probably have made the same error :)

Interesting that this “bad” strip gets more comments than any of the good ones LOL

BB, the air is getting that “oregano” smell in here and I am becoming confused as to what is happening. Would you please re-start your explaining the strip to me? It’s something that only you can do!

BTW, thanks, BB!

All I was getting and after I did post about the shooting at the exercise place for women, I know it was the wrong state. Too much voilence going. I was not aware of the hospital sad:(

In the second panel, the gun appears to be floating in mid air. Neither hand is actually grasping it. That’s actually pretty cool, clown-wise. Pretty bad, art-wise though.